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An oil pump appears in the foreground against a background of buildings.
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The “Black Gold” Flowing Under Los Angeles

by Katherine Kornei 15 November 202215 November 2022

Functioning oil fields, some with cleverly camouflaged infrastructure, are tucked into the urban sprawl of the Los Angeles basin. But recent legislation could change that.

A lit gas stove
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Hazardous Air Pollutants Found in Cooking Stove Gas

by Jenessa Duncombe 19 July 202222 December 2022

A Boston study revealed that natural gas piped into homes contained 21 toxins on the EPA’s hazardous air pollutant list.

A street in Guthrie, Okla.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Understanding Earthquakes Triggered by Wastewater Injection

by Sarah Stanley 27 June 202227 June 2022

A deep dive into a 2015 Oklahoma earthquake reveals new insights into the dynamics of quakes induced by wastewater injection, and could help inform future earthquake hazard modeling.

Oleoducto en el sitio de derrame de petróleo Bemidji en Minnesota
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Los microbios podrían comer minerales magnéticos en un sitio de derrame de petróleo

by Sarah Stanley 7 June 20227 June 2022

Nuevos experimentos en un antiguo sitio de derrames de petróleo en Minnesota sugieren que los procesos no biológicos por sí solos no pueden explicar la disminución de la magnetización.

Installation of new pipeline through the Bemidji oil spill site in Minnesota
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Microbes Might Munch Magnetic Minerals at Oil Spill Site

by Sarah Stanley 19 May 20227 June 2022

New experiments at an old oil spill site in Minnesota suggest that nonbiological processes alone may not account for decreased magnetization.

Image of gas hydrate cubes burning
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Forecasting Geohazards in the Age of Gas Hydrate Exploitation

by Fanni Daniella Szakal 3 November 20218 June 2022

A curious breath-like pattern exhibited by gas hydrates may help forecast hazards associated with extracting them from the seafloor.

西弗吉尼亚州的天然气管道地役权。
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美国天然气管道路线与环境公正

by Elizabeth Thompson 4 August 202112 November 2021

管道基础设施给美国最脆弱的社区带来了不成比例的负担。

A natural gas pipeline easement in West Virginia
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America’s Natural Gas Pipeline Routes and Environmental Justice

by Elizabeth Thompson 13 July 202111 October 2021

Pipeline infrastructure disproportionately burdens America’s most vulnerable communities.

An aerial shot of a crew cleaning up an oil spill in a river
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El Oleoducto Keystone Derrama 9,120 Barriles de Petróleo en los Humedales de Dakota

by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 8 December 20206 January 2022

La fuga tuvo lugar en una sección pre-existente del oleoducto Keystone. Este es el cuarto derrame del oleoducto en 9 años.

An aircraft releases chemical dispersant on 5 May 2010 over oil floating on the surface of the Gulf of Mexico
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¿Por Qué la Luz Solar es Importante para los Derrames de Petróleo en el Mar?

by Collin P. Ward, C. M. Reddy and E. B. Overton 6 October 202018 May 2022

Una década de investigación desde el desastre de Deepwater Horizon ha revelado cómo la luz solar—su importancia subestimada durante mucho tiempo en la ciencia de derrames de petróleo—altera sustancialmente el petróleo que flota en la superficie del mar.

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